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By Innocent Anaba The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will chair the public presentation of six legal books authored by Dr ‘Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, on November 20, 2026.The publications, which draw on Pinheiro’s nearly four decades of legal practice, examine critical areas of Nigerian law, including criminal litigation, arbitration, corporate insolvency, justice […]

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President Bola Tinubu has charged his supporters in Nasarawa State to vote for only the candidates of All Progressives Congress during the forthcoming 2027 general elections.

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The Federal Government, FG has outlined how selected poor and vulnerable Nigerian households can receive a ₦50,000 cash grant under its National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI).

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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that if the Democrats were to launch an effort to impeach him when they take control of Congress next year, it would “destroy” their party.

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By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR — The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has vowed that his administration would pursue kidnappers of schoolchildren into their hideouts, declaring that he would not be intimidated by criminal elements. Obi made the pledge on Wednesday at the party’s presidential town hall meeting at Metropolitan […]

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By Esther Onyegbula LAGOS — The paternity dispute surrounding Master Liam, son of late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has entered a new phase following the collection of DNA samples from the child and the singer’s remains under court supervision. The exercise took place on Saturday, October 31, 2026, following an […]

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By Adeola Badru The Win With Tinubu (WWT) Grassroots Mobilisation Programme in Kogi State has insisted that Senator Sunday Steve Karimi remains the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Kogi West Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections, despite a Federal High Court ruling nullifying his candidature. The group said the outcome of the May […]

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Ajayi cited reports of ballot scanner programming glitches in parts of New York, equipment malfunction in Broward County, Florida, and ballot shortages in Kansas.

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By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), giving the country a leadership role in the organisation’s efforts to uphold democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the appointment in a statement on […]

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…Forum says 5.3m-tonne production deficit can be bridged, urges states to establish data banks By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed optimism that Nigeria can become a major rice exporter in Africa, insisting that the country’s agricultural potential and available human, financial and natural resources are sufficient to achieve the […]

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